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25,000 Palestinian worshipers perform Tarawih prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2024-03-18 21:29:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10629460

RAMALLAH, March 18 (MENA) – Thousands of Palestinian worshipers on Monday performed Tarawih prayers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, despite the restrictions imposed by the Israeli occupation, WAFA reported. The Islamic Endowments Department said ....

Civilians killed, injured in Israeli shelling in northern Gaza

Date: 2024-03-18 21:25:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:10629459

GAZA, March 18 (MENA) - Several civilians, including children, were killed and others were injured this evening in an Israeli shelling that targeted a house in the town of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, WAFA reported Monday. According to ....

Biden, Netanyahu speak for first time in month amid deepening rift

Date: 2024-03-18 19:14:02 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:10629319

WASHINGTON, March 18 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden spoke by phone Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, their first known interaction in more than a month as a rift deepens over the war in Gaza, CNN reported. During the call, ....

Palestinian relief agency director: Communication with workers at Al-Shifa Hospital remains disrupted

Date: 2024-03-18 18:34:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:10629285

GAZA CITY, March 18 (MENA) - Director of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society in Gaza and Health Sector Coordinator in the Palestinian NGO Network Dr. Aed Yaji confirmed that all means of communication with workers at Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza ....

PRCS: Occupation 'intentionally' caused damage to Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza

Date: 2024-03-18 17:58:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10629198

CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Raed al Nims said that the Israeli occupation forces caused damage - intentionally - to facilities of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City. He added in ....

Lazzarini: My trip to Gaza was aimed at coordinating, improving humanitarian response

Date: 2024-03-18 17:45:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10629130

GAZA CITY, March 19 (MENA) - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said his trip to Gaza was aimed at “coordinating and improving the humanitarian response” in the Gaza Strip, ....

WHO director 'terribly worried' over Al-Shifa Hospital

Date: 2024-03-18 17:43:23 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10629128

GENEVA, March 18 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, expressed his concerns over the incursion carried out by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) into Al-Shifa Medical Complex - the largest ....

UN chief calls on Israel to ensure unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza

Date: 2024-03-18 16:36:20 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10629153

NEW YORK, March 19 (MENA) - United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the Israeli authorities to ensure full and unrestricted access to humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. The UN chief said - in a statement reported by ....

EU's Borrell: Israel is provoking famine in Gaza

Date: 2024-03-18 15:58:11 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10629126

BRUSSLES, March 18 (MENA) - Israel is provoking famine in Gaza and using starvation as a weapon of war, European Union (EU) Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said Monday. "In Gaza we are no longer on the brink of famine, we are in a state of ....

UAE expands relief programs to support Palestinians during Ramadan

Date: 2024-03-18 14:29:07 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10629013

ABU DHABI, March 18 (MENA) - The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has announced the expansion of its relief program to support the Palestinian people in Gaza during Ramadan, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Monday. The aim is to reduce their ....